Anemonia viridis
| Scientific name | Anemonia viridis |
|---|---|
| Descriptor | Forsskål |
| Year of description | 1775 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Actiniidae |
| Genus | Anemonia |
Introduction
Anemonia viridis is a salt water cnidarian.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Size5 - 8 cm
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Longevity10 year
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Size5 - 8 cm
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Longevity10 year
How to recognize Anemonia viridis ?
Anemonia viridis measures between 5 and 8 cm. This cnidarian is bicolore with a predominantly vert body. The also has rose tasks.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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Sociabilitysolitary
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Dietpredator
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Way of livingdiurnal
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare qui pond en eau libre
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Larva typeplanula
Risks for humans
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VenomousNo
Where to find it?
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What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature11 - 18 °C
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Depth0 - 40 m
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EnvironmentBenthic fixed
Biotope presentation
Anemonia viridis is most often found at a depth between 0m and 40m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Aurélien Calas
Translation
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Bibliographic references
Guide des bords de mer - Peter Joseph Hayward - Chris Shields - Tony Nelson-Smith - Delachaux et Niestlé - 2013.
Les habitudes alimentaires de trois espèces d’anémones de mer méditerranéennes, Anemonia viridis (Forskål), Actinia equina (Linnaeus) etCereus pedunculatus (Pennant) - Ch. Chintiroglou - A. Koukouras - Springer link - 1992.
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